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1952 in radio, the Glossary

The year 1952 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.^[1]

72 relations: A Prairie Home Companion, Against the Storm (radio program), Alan Freed, Amateur radio operating award, American Broadcasting Company, Americans, Big Sister (radio series), Big Town, Billy Ward and his Dominoes, Bob Costas, Bright Star (radio), Cafe Istanbul, Cagayan de Oro, CBS, Chris Needs, Cleveland, Cleveland Arena, Clive Anderson, Country music, Davenport, Iowa, December Bride (radio program), Defense Attorney, Douglas Adams, English people, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Fred Newman (actor), Guiding Light, Harry S. Truman, Hillbilly Jim, Hopalong Cassidy (radio program), James Fleet, KFQC, KNBR (AM), Larry Elder, Mark Fuhrman, Media in the Quad Cities, Moondog Coronation Ball, Mr. District Attorney, Mutual Broadcasting System, NBC, Paul Williams (saxophonist), Radio broadcasting, Radio Mindanao Network, Ricardo Boechat, Robin Quivers, Rock and roll, Samuel Beckett, Sports commentator, Steve Conway (singer), ... Expand index (22 more) »

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016.

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Against the Storm (radio program)

Against the Storm is a radio daytime drama which had three separate runs over a 13-year period; the initial run was on the NBC Red Network from October 16, 1939, to December 25, 1942, with revivals of the series on Mutual from April 25 to October 21, 1949, and ABC from October 1, 1951, to June 27, 1952.

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Alan Freed

Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey.

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Amateur radio operating award

An amateur radio operating award is earned by an amateur radio operator for establishing two-way communication (or "working") with other amateur radio stations.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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Americans

Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.

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Big Sister (radio series)

Big Sister was a daytime radio drama series created by Lillian Lauferty and broadcast on CBS from September 14, 1936, to December 26, 1952.

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Big Town

Big Town is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had played in the film Five Star Final.

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Billy Ward and his Dominoes

Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an American R&B vocal group.

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Bob Costas

Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019.

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Bright Star (radio)

Bright Star (also known as The Irene Dunne-Fred MacMurray Show)Terrace, Vincent (1999).

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Cafe Istanbul

Cafe Istanbul is an old-time radio foreign intrigue and adventure program in the United States.

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Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan de Oro (CDO), officially the City of Cagayan de Oro (Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro; Bandar a Cagayan de Oro; Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Chris Needs

Christopher Needs, MBE (12 March 1954"Chris Needs" BBC Radio Wales. Needs said the song "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino was from the year he was born. – 26 July 2020) was a Welsh radio broadcaster, best known as a regular evening and daytime presenter on BBC Radio Wales.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Cleveland Arena

Cleveland Arena was an arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Clive Anderson

Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is an English television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, and former barrister.

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Country music

Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.

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Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States.

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December Bride (radio program)

December Bride is an American old-time radio situation comedy.

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Defense Attorney

Defense Attorney is an American old-time radio crime drama.

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Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG).

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English people

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.

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ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio, which is alternatively branded platform-agnostically as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network.

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Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio is an American sports radio network.

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Fred Newman (actor)

Frederick R. Newman (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor, comedian, composer, sound effects artist both in person and for film, and former talk show host.

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Guiding Light

Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Hillbilly Jim

James Morris (born July 5, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host, better known by his ring name, Hillbilly Jim.

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Hopalong Cassidy (radio program)

Hopalong Cassidy is a radio western in the United States, featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy created by writer Clarence E. Mulford.

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James Fleet

James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor of theatre, radio and screen.

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KFQC

KFQC was a radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States, serving the Quad Cities area and broadcasting on 1580 kHz AM.

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KNBR (AM)

KNBR (680 kHz) is a AM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on a clear channel from transmitting facilities in Redwood City, California.

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Larry Elder

Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American conservative political commentator and talk radio host.

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Mark Fuhrman

Mark Fuhrman (born February 5, 1952) is a former detective of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

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Newspapers, radio, and television in the Quad Cities area of the United States.

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Moondog Coronation Ball

The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21, 1952.

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Mr. District Attorney

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Mutual Broadcasting System

The Mutual Broadcasting System (commonly referred to simply as Mutual; sometimes referred to as MBS, Mutual Radio or the Mutual Radio Network) was an American commercial radio network in operation from 1934 to 1999.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Paul Williams (saxophonist)

Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter.

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Radio broadcasting

Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.

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Radio Mindanao Network

Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines.

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Ricardo Boechat

Ricardo Eugênio Boechat (July 13, 1952 – February 11, 2019) was a Brazilian news anchor.

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Robin Quivers

Robin Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running co-host of The Howard Stern Show.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator.

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In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present tense.

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